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Codex Purpureus Rossanensis: birth of a facsimile

13 September 2018 | Bibliophile's corner

A year-long new challenge for Franco Cosimo Panini Editore, that of creating the facsimile version of the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis. The facsimile has been an unprecedented project for the publishing house, starting from the choice of…

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Codex Purpureus Rossanensis: the facsimile

10 September 2018 | Bibliophile's corner

The facsimile edition of the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis will be presented tomorrow, Sept. 11th. This edition was commissioned to Franco Cosimo Panini Editore by the Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati. A unique occasion to discover the Codex…

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